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ZHONGXING-6E

NORAD 58253· COSPAR 2023-172A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 9, 2023 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 6E
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:13 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 9, 2023
Mass
Apogee
35,805 km
Perigee
35,785 km
Inclination
0.01°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-6E across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.1 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
35785 × 35805 km
357963580935782May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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